Alex Carey had a memorable Test debut after he went past India’s Rishabh Pant’s tally of most catches on Test debut. He became the first cricketer in men’s cricket to grab eight or more catches on Test debut. Alex Carey reached the feat in the morning session on the fourth day of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba. The 30-year-old took the catch of Chris Woakes, who nicked Cameron Green’s delivery, folding England’s second innings on 297 runs.
Alex Carey took 8 catches in the Brisbane Test, the most by anyone on their Test debut. He also equalled the record for most dismissals as a wicketkeeper on Test debut, levelling with Brian Taber against South Africa in 1966 and Chris Read against New Zealand in 1999.
Alex Carey Had A Memorable Test Debut As He Took 8 Catches – The Most By A Keeper On Debut
The Australia wicketkeeper also went past the likes of England’s Chris Read and Australia’s Brian Taber, who had pouched seven catches each in their debut Test matches besides affecting 1 stumping each.
South Africa’s Quinton de Kock registered nine dismissals in his first Test but had already played a game without keeping the wickets. Chris Read, Brian Taber, Chamara Dunusinghe, Peter Nevill, and Alan Knott had also taken seven catches on their Test debut.
Besides Alex Carey, veteran Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon also reached a huge milestone on Saturday. The latter became the 17th cricketer to bag 400 wickets in the longest format of the game. He is now only the third Australia bowler, after Shane Warner and Glenn McGrath, to have 400 scalps or more to his credit.
Nathan Lyon bowled 33 wicketless overs in the first Ashes Test and had to wait for almost a year since his 399th Test scalp to join the elite list of Australian bowlers with 400 or more Test wickets. Shane Warne (708) and Glenn McGrath (563) are the other Australian bowlers who have taken 400 or more Test wickets.
Pat Cummins Proud Of Teammates As It Was A Really Complete Performance
Earlier, Australia crushed England by nine wickets to win the first Ashes Test after lunch on day four. Needing just 20 runs, Australia cruised to the target in 5.1 overs when Marcus Harris square-drove Mark Wood for a boundary. Australia will carry a 1-0 lead in the five-match series into the second Test, which starts in Adelaide on Thursday.
“A lot of things did go right. So someone was smiling at me. I’m really proud of everyone, I thought it was a really complete performance,” said Pat Cummins, making his debut as Australia Test skipper.
Nathan Lyon, skipper Pat Cummins, David Warner, and Travis Head were the standout performers as Australia defeated England by nine wickets in the first Ashes Test at the Gabba, Brisbane on Saturday. Chasing 20, Alex Carey (9) and Marcus Harris (9*) made light work of the chase and the hosts registered victory in just 5.1 overs.
Australia 425 and 1 for 20 (Harris 9*, Robinson 1-13) beat England 147 and 297 (Root 89, Malan 82, Lyon 4-91) by nine wickets